scorpio_vette
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so this evening as i went out for a cigarette and secure my garage, i hear some noise from the alley. i go to check it out and decided it was just a neighbor moving his trash cans. as i'm heading back to my garage, a large conversion van comes flying up the alley FULL THROTTLE nearly hitting me and continues through alleys and over 2 streets.
so i call the police, and they came by to check it out (they're familiar with my address after i've had 2 burglaries in my garage this summer adding up to $30,000). the officer then came back to chat with me a bit and noted that i was carrying. we just had a friendly chat about my burglaries, neighborhood watch (which i'm going to be getting involved in), and school zones. my house is just a little over 1,000 feet from the nearest school, but there is a football field less than 1,000 feed from my house that has school games on friday nights during the summer. I'm not sure if that counts as a school zone or not. he told me he didn't want to give me any incorrect information and referred me to another officer/detective that is "a geek regarding that information" and would be able to assist me better with the cudahy school zones, so i don't run into any issues when open carrying.
as the conversation continued, and i told him that i carry so as to not become another statistic (specially if they decide to come back and check out my house). to which he responded that that is a fair decision, and he has absolutely no problem with law abiding citizens carrying so long as they are responsible and educated about it. he said that even though his job is to keep the peace and protect, he can't always arrive before the crime happens, so people should be responsible and protect themselves. because the criminals don't care, and they're going to carry regardless of what the laws are. when i brought up an example of a burglar or worse being in the house and not having time to call the police, he mentioned that "sure.....you might be able to make the call in time. but the question is.............CAN WE GET THERE IN TIME???"
glad to see that not all cops are "bad". i don't mean to put down all cops, but so far the majority of my encounters with cops have been "people hiding behind a shield to abuse it's power". but this cop, and 1 or 2 others that i've encountered with my burglaries, have been very nice though. and seeing as how cool he is about carrying, and wanting to provide me with ACCURATE information regarding the school zones in cudahy makes me feel much better knowing that there are truly some who ACTUALLY DO CARE.
so this evening as i went out for a cigarette and secure my garage, i hear some noise from the alley. i go to check it out and decided it was just a neighbor moving his trash cans. as i'm heading back to my garage, a large conversion van comes flying up the alley FULL THROTTLE nearly hitting me and continues through alleys and over 2 streets.
so i call the police, and they came by to check it out (they're familiar with my address after i've had 2 burglaries in my garage this summer adding up to $30,000). the officer then came back to chat with me a bit and noted that i was carrying. we just had a friendly chat about my burglaries, neighborhood watch (which i'm going to be getting involved in), and school zones. my house is just a little over 1,000 feet from the nearest school, but there is a football field less than 1,000 feed from my house that has school games on friday nights during the summer. I'm not sure if that counts as a school zone or not. he told me he didn't want to give me any incorrect information and referred me to another officer/detective that is "a geek regarding that information" and would be able to assist me better with the cudahy school zones, so i don't run into any issues when open carrying.
as the conversation continued, and i told him that i carry so as to not become another statistic (specially if they decide to come back and check out my house). to which he responded that that is a fair decision, and he has absolutely no problem with law abiding citizens carrying so long as they are responsible and educated about it. he said that even though his job is to keep the peace and protect, he can't always arrive before the crime happens, so people should be responsible and protect themselves. because the criminals don't care, and they're going to carry regardless of what the laws are. when i brought up an example of a burglar or worse being in the house and not having time to call the police, he mentioned that "sure.....you might be able to make the call in time. but the question is.............CAN WE GET THERE IN TIME???"
glad to see that not all cops are "bad". i don't mean to put down all cops, but so far the majority of my encounters with cops have been "people hiding behind a shield to abuse it's power". but this cop, and 1 or 2 others that i've encountered with my burglaries, have been very nice though. and seeing as how cool he is about carrying, and wanting to provide me with ACCURATE information regarding the school zones in cudahy makes me feel much better knowing that there are truly some who ACTUALLY DO CARE.